4 h. ago How YOU can profit from Europe's sweltering summer. As our environment heats up, these funds could deliver sizzling returns: MIDAS SHARE TIPS

As Britain sweltered in the hottest June on record, businesses and homeowners invested in technology to make our living spaces and offices more comfortable.

Economics

23 h. ago ‘A war of the truth’: Europe’s heatwaves are failing to spur support for climate action

Voters may feel hotter summers are ‘too much’ but they appear to tolerate roll-back of policies to stop global heating“It’s just too much, isn’t it?” says Julie, a retiree in Stanford-le-Hope, Essex, about the 42C (107.6F) heat that her brother had seen scorch Spain last week. The former local government worker has felt summers get hotter over her lifetime and says she “couldn’t stand” such high heat herself.But like many who experienced Europe’s first heatwave of the summer, Julie does not sound overly alarmed. She worries about climate breakdown for young people, but is not concerned about herself. She thinks more climate action would be nice, but does not know what can be done about it. She does not have much faith in the government. Continue reading...

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27 h. ago I'm an air conditioning installer: This is what you need to know about the cost and getting it fitted

Struggling to get a good night's sleep during this sweltering summer weather? You won't be the first person in Britain to have thought that perhaps it is time to invest in air conditioning.

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45 h. ago Extreme heatwaves may cause global decline in dairy production, scientists warn

Israel-based study finds that by 2050 average daily milk production could be reduced by 4% as a result of worsening heat stressDairy production will be threatened by the increasing frequency and intensity of heatwaves, a study has found.Drawing on records from more than 130,000 cows over a period of 12 years, the researchers report that extreme heat reduces dairy cows’ ability to produce milk by 10%. Continue reading...

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3 d. ago Mediterranean Sea hits record 30C as marine heatwave puts species at risk

Sea surface more than 5C above average, says Copernicus – endangering marine life as Europe swelters under record early summer temperatures

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3 d. ago UK sees hottest day of the year so far as temperatures pass 34C

The previous warmest day of 2025 was June 21 when 33.2C was recorded in Charlwood, Surrey.

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4 d. ago Hottest day of year so far as temperatures exceed 33C in Kent

The Met Office confirmed that 33.6C was recorded at 11.19am in Frittenden, Kent on Tuesday.

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4 d. ago Four shares that can crush the returns on Premium Bonds and deliver up to 8% dividend income: MIDAS SHARE TIPS

Is Ernie letting you down? The Premium Bond-picking robot will cut his 'prize fund rate' to just 3.6 per cent in August, meaning for many of us it is time to look elsewhere.

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6 d. ago Wimbledon release statement with tournament ready to implement new heatwave rule

Wimbledon 2025 begins on Monday, June 30, when thousands of tennis fans will descend on SW19 in sweltering temperatures caused by the second heatwave of the summer

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7 d. ago Europe on alert as first major heatwave of 2025 pushes temperatures to 42C

Authorities in Spain, Portugal, Greece and France issue extreme heat, wildfires and health warnings Authorities across Europe are on alert as the first heatwave of the summer pushes temperatures up to 42C (107.6F), as the fastest-warming continent continues to suffer the effects of the climate emergency.Spain’s state meteorological office, Aemet, issued a special heat warning on Friday, saying temperatures could reach 42C in some southern areas of the country over the coming days.Agence France-Presse and Associated Press contributed to this report Continue reading...

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9 d. ago Summer horror as female lifeguard is impaled with beach umbrella on sweltering day

A New Jersey lifeguard was impaled by a 6-foot beach umbrella on Wednesday morning at Asbury Park Beach.

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1 week ago Major NHS reform will see Brits' access to GP services transformed

Health Secretary Wes Streeting is set to announce a GP overhaul that will see working class areas being given more funding to tackle the 'inverse care' being delivered

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1 week ago Livingston school crowned champions in Mitsubishi Electric ‘Pump It Up!’ Challenge

More than 850 third-year pupils from nine West Lothian’s secondary schools were tasked with devising innovative methods of using heat pumps to combat environmental issues, while showing an understanding of sustainable energy.

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1 week ago London weather: Second heatwave only days away after brief pause to sweltering summer

Warm sunshine is expected to return very soon after a damp start to Tuesday

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1 week ago Chelsea: Blues squad struggling to train in 'impossible' 40° conditions at Club World Cup, says Enzo Maresca

Players have been subjected to sweltering conditions at the summer tournament

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1 week ago Brazilian clubs are upending the global order at the Club World Cup

Flamengo, Botafogo, Palmeiras and Fluminense are not as rich as European clubs but they have heart and heritage“The graveyard of football is full of ‘favourites’,” warned Botafogo manager Renato Paiva in what has proven to be this summer’s coldest line in sweltering United States heat. Gritty draws achieved by Palmeiras against Porto and Fluminense against Borussia Dortmund at the Club World Cup were enough to start a conversation. But the underdog heroics of Brazil’s other two clubs have shaken up how we see club football across the world.For the first time since Corinthians shocked Chelsea in Yokohama in 2012, when some Brazilian fans sold their homes and vehicles to make the trip, the reigning Copa Libertadores champions have beaten the Champions League winners. Igor Jesus, who has been strongly linked to Nottingham Forest, scored the only goal of the game as Botafogo beat Paris Saint-Germain 1-0 at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, a special setting for Brazilians given it is where the...

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2 w. ago Current heatwave ‘likely to kill almost 600 people in England and Wales’

Surge in deaths would not be occurring without human-caused global heating, scientists say as analysis publishedAlmost 600 people are expected to die early in the heatwave roasting England and Wales, a rapid analysis has found.The surge in deaths would not be occurring without human-caused global heating, the scientists said, with temperatures boosted by 2C-4C by the pollution from fossil fuels. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Millions of people across central and eastern US under ‘heat dome’ warning

Temperatures at or above 100F expected as extreme hot air and humidity are trapped in atmosphereScores of millions of people across the central and eastern US will swelter under the summer’s first “heat dome” beginning this weekend and extending through the end of next week as extreme hot air and humidity get trapped in the atmosphere.The arrival of the heatwave coincides with Friday’s first day of summer and will bring temperatures at or above 100F (37.7C) to numerous cities as it moves to the east of the US in the coming days, forecasters say. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Deadly weekend heat in England ‘100 times more likely’ due to climate crisis

High temperatures likely to cause deaths and will worsen in future as global heating intensifies, scientists warnThe dangerous 32C heat that will be endured by people in the south-east of England on Saturday will have been made 100 times more likely by the climate crisis, scientists have calculated.Global heating, caused by the burning of fossil fuels, is making every heatwave more likely and more intense. The 32C (89.6F) day forecast on Saturday would have been expected only once every 2,500 years without the climate crisis, the researchers said, and June heatwaves are now about 2-4C (3.6-7.2F) hotter than in the past. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago I tipped this British stock when its shares cost 19p. Today they're worth £1.44... and here are four more UK stocks that deliver through thick and thin: MIDAS SHARE TIPS

Some firms are one-hit wonders - all the rage for a year or two before fading into insignificance or collapsing altogether. It's much harder to keep a company going for decades.

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